Maintenance experience of national orchid, foreign orchid and Phalaenopsis (suitable for beginners)

For novice flower friends, raising orchids may take many detours, whether it is national orchids, or foreign orchids, or even Phalaenopsis, although they all try their best, but they will inevitably go astray. This article is the orchid raising experience of flower friends, especially suitable for novice flower friends' reference, from scratch, from less to more.

1. Environment, flower friends in orchid-producing areas can skip this part automatically. as long as they are properly selected, let nature take its course and water them reasonably, they should all be raised well. It should be noted that most tropical orchids are afraid of freezing and are only suitable for natural cultivation in Guangdong and Guangdong.

The environment I am talking about here is aimed at the flower friends who are located in the northwest border area like me. The natural climate north of the Qinling Mountains does not produce orchids, so we should first create an environment suitable for the growth of orchids according to the varieties of orchids. In this respect, the northwestern region is heated in winter and the room temperature is about 20 degrees, which is beneficial to the growth of Cymbidium, but because the room temperature is too high, Cymbidium and Cymbidium are often difficult to blossom because of no low temperature to stimulate vernalization. Therefore, it is generally recommended to give priority to orchids, Carter, butterflies, Dendrobium are easy to raise, the national orchid can choose Jianlan, ink orchid. In general, there is a southward balcony at home, and the area should be adjusted to local conditions. It is best to raise more plants to create a local microclimate, which is more suitable for orchid growth.

2, the choice of pots, I have used all kinds of pots here, pottery basin, purple sand, tile basin, plastic basin, porcelain basin.

For Guolan, the plastic basin is the best to use, yes, you read it correctly, it is a black slender plastic orchid pot. When your scale of growing flowers is more than 100 pots, and the number of orchids is about 50 pots, you will realize how heavy the workload of watering and turning pots is. At this time, the advantages of light, solid and cheap plastic pots are too obvious. Reasonably designed orchid plastic pots have good air permeability, and due to the chimney effect of root transpiration. The moisture and humidity in the basin are consistent, which is more beneficial to the growth of orchids. Purple sand basin is the most expensive, the most difficult to use, but beautiful, you can prepare several, convenient to set up the basin to take pictures, tile basin is actually very suitable for orchids, but too bulky, ugly, but also easy to pulverize slag, need to be updated in about 3 years.

Foreign orchid I am generally a special pottery basin, it is better to be small than big, whether there are holes in the basin wall or not, and the special orchid plastic basin can also be used. Now the logistics is very developed, and the freight of the pottery basin is getting lower and lower. It is recommended to directly put in place in one step without taking detours, at least in our place, indoor balcony culture environment, pottery basin breathable water, dry and wet alternation is very fast, very suitable for the root development of Cymbidium.

3. When the soil chose to start raising orchids, I was mainly based on the national orchid. I had tried all kinds of soil and used all kinds of formulations, just like grasping traditional Chinese medicine. The actual effect is not satisfactory. Because we are mainly indoor farming, evaporation is slow, too fine soil is not suitable for orchid growth, and summer high temperature, poor ventilation, high incidence of two rot. Followed by the use of some branded orchid special soil, slowly improved, in order to avoid advertising suspicion, please consult Taobao, I do not recommend any brands here. And the proportion of special soil fertilizer is more appropriate, but also to avoid improper fertilization, causing damage to the root system of orchids. I personally think that when the price of your orchid is more expensive, it is best to choose the brand orchid soil with guaranteed quality, which can save worry and trouble, once and for all, and facilitate beginners to get started quickly and accumulate successful experience. When you have experience, you can naturally make a reasonable proportion of self-made orchid soil according to the situation of seedlings, the size of pots and climatic conditions. For new students who are just playing with orchids, be casual and use whatever you have on hand, but you need to pay attention to watering.

I have always used only two kinds of formula, either whole water moss or whole bark. According to personal experience, the northwest region is actually more suitable for the method of water moss and pottery basin to grow orchid. The bark dries too fast, and during the period of high temperature in summer, I am about to collapse sooner or later. The main advantage of bark is that it is not easy to rot roots, and water moss needs some experience in watering. In addition, when you buy, what soil is used in the original basin, you first use what soil to raise, a year or so new buds, new roots are good, and then change the basin to change the soil. The water moss brought by Phalaenopsis in the market is very good, and it will be replaced 2 years later. If you have conditions, you can use Chilean water moss at a price. There must be a reason for expensive goods.

4. Watering and raising orchids depends on watering and fertilizing. For beginners, watering is very important in the first month of coming to your house. Because the root system of orchid is fleshy root, it is very drought-tolerant and convenient for long-distance transportation, so it is suggested that it is better to buy bare-root seedlings to observe the root system. Then you will not plant it yourself, you can ask the merchant to help plant it, take it home and wait for one day, wait for the root wound to dry and heal, then pour water through to the bottom hole to flow out, and then insert a toothpick in the basin to facilitate the observation of soil moisture. Generally, you have to wait until the toothpick is basically free of wet soil, dry at least half a finger deep, and then consider watering the second time, and so on, rainy days will be extended smoothly. After a month, the leaves began to shine, the new buds began to sprout, the leaves began to grow, and then they were managed normally. Unskilled florists can find a notebook to write down the time of watering. Experienced flower friends will know whether it is time to water the pots directly. The general principle is that it is better to dry than wet. Orchids are watered less, at most, there are empty roots, and there is still room for salvation. Once the water is big, the roots are rotten and the buds are rotten, and the infection is rapid. If you don't cut the seedlings in time, you will be wiped out. Remember. Remember.

For watering Phalaenopsis seedlings, it is suggested that beginners go to the market to find those flowering Phalaenopsis orchids. After flowering, they are generally very cheap. Use this to practice first, and wait for Phalaenopsis to master the watering method and compound flowers in the market, then you can start with other varieties of Phalaenopsis. Water moss + transparent plastic basin is very easy to use, do not rush to change what beautiful basin, transparent basin is very convenient to observe the water situation, generally there are small water droplets on the basin wall, do not need to control, only wait until the root system whiten, water moss completely no water vapor, can be watered, do not dry absolutely do not water, must control hands, can master watering methods, orchid cultivation is a starter.

5. On the whole, orchids do not need much fertilizer, and orchids generally prefer fertilizer. National orchids must keep in mind that there is not much fertilizer. Orchids after hypertrophy and rooting are carbonized and extremely difficult to raise, which may not be able to recover for several years. A variety of formula fermented organic fertilizer, it is recommended that beginners do not use, growing flowers at home, the taste is too strong, the concentration is difficult to master. Generally, I only use granule slow-release fertilizer, and orchids can be watered with a little water-soluble fertilizer, preferably 3 fertilizers and 1 water, to avoid root atrophy caused by the accumulation of inorganic salts. Orchids with proper fertilizers have strong growth, developed roots and moderate length. The color of the root skin is basically white or yellowish. Novice fertilizer use caution, finished orchid soil generally have fertilizer, according to the instructions can be used, not thick fertilizer to promote growth, the legacy is endless.

Can remember so much, hope to be of some help to the novice, we see the Meitu is stepping on countless orchid corpses to take pictures, experience is also need to accumulate repeatedly to master. It is suggested that we should communicate with the local orchid family and adjust the method reasonably according to our own situation. In fact, orchids are easier to raise than most flowers, more leather and solid, but to raise flowers, need to spend some thought, orchids must not be impatient, seedlings grow strong, naturally will be on the foil. It's best to let nature take its course.